• Auction 22685

    Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale

    16 October 2024, London

    SALE TOTAL: 14,370,000 (GBP)
32 Lots for Sale 22685
Lot 1
GWEN JOHN (1876-1939)
Girl in a Blue Dress
oil on canvas
17 ¼ x 13 3/8 in. (44 x 34 cm.)
estimate
£120,000 - £180,000
($156,840 - $235,260)

price realized
£403,200
($523,353)
Lot 2
SIR STANLEY SPENCER, R.A. (1891-1959)
Wisteria at Englefield
oil on canvas
30 x 20 in. (76.3 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
£800,000 - £1,200,000
($1,038,400 - $1,557,600)

price realized
£1,371,000
($1,779,558)
Lot 3
RICHARD HAMILTON, C.H. (1922-2011)
Microcosmos (Plant Cycle)
oil on canvas
30 x 20 in. (76.2 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
£150,000 - £250,000
($196,050 - $326,750)

price realized
£201,600
($261,676)
Lot 4
LYNN CHADWICK, R.A. (1914-2003)
Beast
welded iron and glass, unique
85 ½ in. (217.2 cm.) high
estimate
£700,000 - £1,000,000
($914,900 - $1,307,000)

Lot 5
SIR FRANK BOWLING, R.A. (B. 1934)
Reverse According to Greenberg
acrylic and acrylic gel on canvas
69 x 29 in. (175.2 x 73.7 cm.)
estimate
£120,000 - £180,000
($156,840 - $235,260)

price realized
£163,800
($212,612)
Lot 6
HENRY MOORE, O.M., C.H. (1898-1986)
Rocking Chair No. 3
bronze with a dark brown and green patina
12 ½ in. (31.8 cm.) high
estimate
£700,000 - £1,000,000
($914,199 - $1,305,999)

price realized
£2,883,500
($3,742,783)
Lot 7
SIR WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL, O.M., R.A. (1874-1965)
Marrakech with a Camel
oil on canvas
22 x 27 in. (55.9 x 68.6 cm.)
estimate
£600,000 - £800,000
($778,800 - $1,038,400)

Lot 8
LYNN CHADWICK, R.A. (1914-2003)
Walking Woman
bronze with a black patina
84 in. (213.4 cm.) high
estimate
£500,000 - £800,000
($653,500 - $1,045,600)

price realized
£1,371,000
($1,779,558)
Lot 9
SIR ANTONY GORMLEY, R.A. (B. 1950)
STILL STANDING
cast iron
76 ¾ x 18 7/8 x 12 ¼ in. (194.9 x 48 x 31 cm.)
estimate
£300,000 - £500,000
($389,400 - $649,000)

price realized
£403,200
($523,353)
Lot 11
DAME ELISABETH FRINK, R.A. (1930-1993)
Lying Down Horse
bronze with a dark brown patina, unique
66 ½ in. (168.9 cm.) long
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($259,600 - $389,400)

price realized
£340,200
($441,579)
Lot 12
LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY, R.A. (1887-1976)
Senhouse Street, Maryport
oil on canvas
20 x 36 in. (50.8 x 91.4 cm.)
estimate
£700,000 - £1,000,000
($914,900 - $1,307,000)

price realized
£882,000
($1,144,836)
Lot 13
PAUL NASH (1889-1946)
Tortured Earth (Mud)
coloured chalk and watercolour on buff paper
10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm.)
estimate
£70,000 - £100,000
($91,490 - $130,700)

price realized
£75,600
($98,128)
Lot 14
HENRY MOORE, O.M., C.H. (1898-1986)
Stringed Mother and Child
bronze with a dark brown patina and string, on a slate base
19 ½ in. (49.5 cm.) high, excluding base
estimate
£300,000 - £500,000
($391,799 - $652,999)

price realized
£403,200
($523,353)
Lot 15
BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982)
Aug 18-50 (Newlyn)
oil and pencil on board, on the artist's prepared board
13 7/8 x 15 in. (35.4 x 38.1 cm.)
estimate
£120,000 - £180,000
($156,840 - $235,260)

Lot 16
DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975)
Two Forms (Gemini II)
slate, on a black-painted wooden base, unique
14 1/8 in. (35.8 cm.) high, excluding base
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($519,200 - $778,800)

price realized
£529,200
($686,901)
Lot 17
PETER LANYON (1918-1964)
Fly Away
oil on canvas
48 x 72 in. (121.9 x 182.8 cm.)
estimate
£350,000 - £550,000
($457,450 - $718,850)

price realized
£478,800
($621,482)
Lot 18
PATRICK HERON (1920-1999)
BLUES AND DULL VERMILION IN BLACK : JUNE 1960
oil on canvas
72 x 60 in. (182.8 x 152.4 cm.)
estimate
£150,000 - £250,000
($196,050 - $326,750)

price realized
£176,400
($228,967)
Lot 19
DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975)
Forms in Movement (Pavan)
bronze with a dark green and white patina
43 in. (109.2 cm.) wide
estimate
£250,000 - £350,000
($326,750 - $457,450)

price realized
£378,000
($490,644)
Lot 20
LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY, R.A. (1887-1976)
Going to the Station
oil on board
15 ¾ x 20 in. (40 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
£600,000 - £800,000
($784,200 - $1,045,600)

price realized
£945,000
($1,226,610)
Lot 21
BARRY FLANAGAN, R.A. (1941-2009)
Thinker
bronze with a black patina, and granite, unique
78 ½ in. (199.4 cm.) high
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($522,800 - $784,200)

price realized
£1,310,500
($1,701,029)
Lot 22
BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982)
1940-42 (painting)
gouache on card
9 x 9 in. (22.8 x 22.8 cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($130,700 - $196,050)

price realized
£113,400
($147,193)
Lot 23
VICTOR PASMORE, R.A. (1908-1998)
Relief Construction in Black and White
painted wood, relief
52 ¾ x 27 3/8 in. (134 x 69.5 cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($103,840 - $155,760)

price realized
£151,200
($196,257)
Lot 24
PATRICK CAULFIELD, R.A. (1936-2006)
Girl on a Terrace
acrylic on canvas
84 x 60 in. (213.4 x 152.4 cm.)
estimate
£300,000 - £500,000
($389,400 - $649,000)

Lot 25
FRANK AUERBACH (B. 1931)
Catherine Lampert Seated
oil on canvas
26 x 24 in. (66 x 61 cm.)
estimate
£350,000 - £550,000
($454,300 - $713,900)

price realized
£441,000
($572,418)
Lot 26
HENRY MOORE, O.M., C.H. (1898-1986)
Two Three-Quarter Figures on Base
bronze with a brown patina
40 ½ in. (102.8 cm.) high, including base
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($522,800 - $784,200)

Lot 27
LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019)
Head of Seedo
oil on board
24 ¼ x 18 ¼ in. (61.6 x 46.4 cm.)
estimate
£150,000 - £250,000
($194,700 - $324,500)

price realized
£226,800
($294,386)
Lot 28
FRANK AUERBACH (B. 1931)
Looking Towards Eversholt Street III
oil on board
17 ¾ x 19 ¾ in. (45.1 x 50.2 cm.)
estimate
£250,000 - £350,000
($326,750 - $457,450)

price realized
£403,200
($523,353)
Lot 29
HOWARD HODGKIN (1932-2017)
Garden
oil on wood
56 ¾ x 72 ½ in. (144.1 x 184.2 cm.)
estimate
£250,000 - £350,000
($324,500 - $454,300)

Lot 30
IVON HITCHENS (1893-1979)
Flowers in a White Bowl
oil on canvas
20 x 30 in. (50.8 x 76.2 cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($130,700 - $196,050)

price realized
£176,400
($228,967)
Lot 31
LYNN CHADWICK, R.A. (1914-2003)
Second Girl Sitting on Bench
bronze with a dark grey and polished patina
37 ½ in. (95.2 cm.) high
estimate
£150,000 - £250,000
($196,050 - $326,750)

price realized
£201,600
($261,676)
Lot 32
SIR WILLIAM NICHOLSON (1872-1949)
Pansies and Other Flowers
oil on canvas-board
11 ½ x 15 5/8 in. (29.3 x 39.8 cm.)
estimate
£120,000 - £180,000
($156,840 - $235,260)

price realized
£151,200
($196,257)
Lot 33
HENRY MOORE, O.M., C.H. (1898-1986)
Horse
bronze with dark brown patina
27 in. (68.6 cm.) long, including base
estimate
£150,000 - £250,000
($196,050 - $326,750)

price realized
£189,000
($245,322)
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